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Loren Woods : biography

June 21, 1978 –

Loren Woods (born 21 June 1978, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing with Al Riyadi Beirut. He is also a former NBA player.

Pro career

Woods was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2001 NBA Draft. After leaving the Timberwolves, Woods played for the Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors, where he appeared in 45 games during the 2004–05 season and posted a career best 3.9 points per game. On August 15, 2006, he signed with the Sacramento Kings as a backup center, but he was waived before the season began.

Woods joined the Lithuanian giants Žalgiris Kaunas in 2007. In June 2007, he joined the Turkish side Efes Pilsen. He signed two 10-day contracts with the Houston Rockets on March 21 and April 1, 2008. After being waived by the Rockets on July 14, 2008, he signed again with Žalgiris Kaunas on July 16. He joined CAI Zaragoza in 2009.

In October 2010 he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut in Lebanon, where he averaged 14.3 points and 14.3 rebounds.http://www.gmanews.tv/story/220771/sports/former-nba-players-tough-teams-see-action-in-fiba-asia-champs-cup

In 2012, he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut.. asia-basket.com

Amateur career

He attended high school at Cardinal Ritter College Prep, where he teamed with ex-NBA player Jahidi White and Duke University standout Chris Carrawell. He started his college career at Wake Forest University, where was supposed to take over the center position once Tim Duncan left. However he transferred to the University of Arizona.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | align="left" | 2001–02 | align="left" | Minnesota | 60 || 0 || 8.6 || .344 || .000 || .733 || 2.0 || .4 || .3 || .6 || 1.8 |- | align="left" | 2002–03 | align="left" | Minnesota | 38 || 11 || 9.3 || .382 || .333 || .778 || 2.5 || .5 || .3 || .3 || 2.1 |- | align="left" | 2003–04 | align="left" | Miami | 38 || 2 || 13.3 || .458 || .000 || .600 || 3.5 || .3 || .3 || .5 || 3.2 |- | align="left" | 2004–05 | align="left" | Toronto | 45 || 30 || 15.8 || .433 || .000 || .576 || 4.9 || .4 || .2 || .9 || 3.9 |- | align="left" | 2005–06 | align="left" | Toronto | 27 || 4 || 12.0 || .475 || .000 || .429 || 4.1 || .1 || .3 || .9 || 2.3 |- | align="left" | 2007–08 | align="left" | Houston | 7 || 0 || 2.4 || .600 || .000 || .000 || .1 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .9 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 215 || 47 || 11.3 || .419 || .143 || .642 || 3.2 || .3 || .3 || .6 || 2.6

Playoffs

|- | align="left" | 2002–03 | align="left" | Minnesota | 2 || 0 || 1.0 || .333 || .000 || .000 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0 |- | align="left" | 2003–04 | align="left" | Miami | 1 || 0 || 2.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- | align="left" | 2007–08 | align="left" | Houston | 1 || 0 || 1.0 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 4 || 0 || 1.3 || .500 || .000 || .000 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0